Ophthalmology Department I

Ophthalmology is a comprehensive department integrating clinical care, scientific research, and teaching. It includes the Western-medicine ophthalmology outpatient clinic, the traditional Chinese medicine ophthalmology outpatient clinic, the optometry outpatient clinic, the dry-eye clinic, the Myopia and Amblyopia Treatment Center, the Refractive Surgery Center, and the ophthalmology ward. The department has 120 standard beds, more than 40,000 outpatients annually, and more than 7,000 operations annually. The department is well equipped, with the most advanced microscopes, vitrectomy machines, phacoemulsification machines, the first blood-flow OCT in Xinjiang, anterior- and posterior-segment cameras, wide-angle fundus photography, an ultrasound biometer, A\B ultrasonography, corneal topography, a keratometer, corneal endothelial microscopy examinations, a corneal confocal microscope, a visual field analyzer, and visual electrophysiology testing equipment, among others. The services provided by our department include: cataract surgery (including complex intraocular lens surgery), anti-glaucoma surgery, minimally invasive vitrectomy, retinal detachment repair, surgery for complex fundus diseases, excimer laser myopia-correction surgery, femtosecond laser-assisted myopia-correction surgery, wavefront-aberration-guided laser myopia-correction surgery, corneal transplantation (corneal endothelial transplantation, penetrating keratoplasty, lamellar keratoplasty), lacrimal passage surgery, orbital tumor excision, orbital fracture surgery, and ocular plastic surgery (double-eyelid surgery, eye-bag removal, brow lift, mole excision, scar excision, ptosis correction, eyelid retraction correction, and correction of eyelid deformities), etc. It also carries out various traditional Chinese medicine treatments for eye diseases, such as acupuncture, Chinese herbal fumigation and washing, gua sha, acupoint massage, acupoint application, and iontophoresis. There are 18 ophthalmologists and 30 nurses in total. Of these, 7 hold senior professional titles, 1 has a doctoral degree, and 12 have master's degrees. Currently, our hospital's ophthalmology department is divided into Ophthalmology I, Ophthalmology II, and the Plastic Surgery Group. Ophthalmology I focuses mainly on anterior-segment diseases, including keratitis, corneal ulcers, uveitis, glaucoma, cataracts, dry-eye syndrome, meibomian gland dysfunction, strabismus and amblyopia, lacrimal passage diseases, orbital diseases, ocular trauma, etc. Ophthalmology II focuses mainly on posterior-segment diseases, including vitreous hemorrhage, various retinal diseases, optic nerve diseases, etc. The Plastic Surgery Group includes eyelid plastic surgery and cooperates with the Plastic Surgery Department to provide plastic surgery treatment for the entire body. While performing various complex surgeries, our department carries forward the concepts and distinctive features of traditional Chinese medicine, leverages the advantages of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and has achieved good clinical results in treating pediatric myopia and amblyopia, age-related macular degeneration, uveitis, optic atrophy, retinitis pigmentosa, dry-eye syndrome, various keratoconjunctivitides, and providing traditional Chinese medicine conditioning after various ophthalmic surgeries. We have conducted in-depth research into the diagnosis and treatment of difficult ophthalmic diseases, especially fundus diseases, accumulated extensive clinical experience, and achieved good clinical outcomes. At present, our department has completed multiple research projects. 2 SCI papers, dozens of articles in domestic core journals, more than 10 provincial-level research projects, etc.